Scientists in the field (Houghton Mifflin)
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Once a wolf: how wildlife biologists fought to bring back the gray wolf
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The wildlife detectives: how forensic scientists fight crimes against nature
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Anthropologist: scientist of the people
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Hidden worlds: looking through a scientist's microscope
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The bug scientists
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Looking for life in the universe: the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
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Project UltraSwan
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The woods scientist
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Mountain gorillas are one of the most endangered species in the world. Now they are facing a new threat, from the very tourism that is helping to protect them: exposure to human disease. This is the story of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project and its work to provide medical care to the gorillas.
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The prairie builders: reconstructing America's lost grasslands
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Diving to a deep-sea volcano
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2007
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57 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"Story of how the endangered species breeding expert Terri Roth struggled for years to help a rare Sumatran rhino named Emi become a mother. ... Follow the roller-coaster ride of disappointment, scientific discovery, and success that led to the first Sumatran rhino calf born in captivity in more than a century."--Inside front dust jacket.
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2007
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63 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
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With their numbers diminishing, scientists are trying to solve the mystery of whale strandings. Why would the world's largest mammal do something that would most likely cause it to die? Around the world, scientists are trying to find the answer.
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The mysterious universe: supernovae, dark energy, and black holes
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2009
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63, [17] p. : col. ill., col. map ; 24 x 29 cm.
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Extreme scientists battle some of the Earth's most intense conditions, from hurricanes to caves to the crowns of towering redwoods, in order to save lives, preserve species, and help us to better understand the way our planet works.
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c2009
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74 p. : col. ill., col. maps : 24 x 29 cm.
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A pale, spotted, almost cloud-like coat makes the snow leopard uncannily invisible in its rocky mountain habitat. Author Sy Montgomery and photographer Nic Bishop accompany conservationist Tom McCarthy and his team as they travel to Mongolia's Altai Mountains to gather data about snow leopard populations in an attempt to save this endangered species.
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2009
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80 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
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John Craighead George is an Arctic whale scientist studying bowhead whales in Barrow, Alaska. He conducts his research in harmony with the cultural traditions of the Iñupiaq Eskimos, natives to the area, who have been hunting these whales for more than two thousand years.
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2010
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66 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.
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Bees don't just produce honey. Your food supply depends on them. Apiarist Dave Hackenberg's bees have a busy travel schedule, pollinating around the United States from February to July. So when Dave inspected four hundred of his hives and found that the bees had simply vanished, a dream team of bee scientists got to work.
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On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. Originally this bird numbered in the millions before humans brought predators to the islands. Now on the isolated island refuge, a team of scientists is trying to restore the kakapo population.
27) Project Seahorse
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2010
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56 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"Project Seahorse follows the work of two dedicated scientists as they explore the life cycle of the tiger tail seahorse and forge partnerships with the people of Handumon in the Philippines to save its habitat."--Amazon.com.
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2012
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79 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 x 29 cm.
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The story of the two robot vehicles, Spirit and Opportunity, that were sent to explore Mars, lasting far past their projected lives of 3 months and sending back invaluable images of the environmentally hostile planet.
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2012
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80 p. : col. ill. ; 25 x 30 cm.
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"In the world there are probably fewer than 30 people who spend all or most of their effort working with polar bears. A veteran polar bear biologist, and the man in charge of Alaskan polar bear research for the past thirty years, Dr. Steven Amstrup has worked full time on polar bears since he joined the Polar Bear Project in 1980. The Polar Bear Project conducts ongoing research on polar bear populations and habitats in the Southern Beaufort Sea in...
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[2013]
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76 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
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A scientific journey to study the dolphins of coastal Australia considers the many potential sources of dolphin intelligence and what dolphin behavior can inform the scientific community about human intelligence, captive animals and the future of the oceans.
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2013
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76 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
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An account of the work of volcanologists Andy Lockhart, John Pallister, and their team describes their life-risking efforts to investigate dangerous volcanoes that pose threats to more than one billion people worldwide.
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[2014]
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xiv, 65 pages : illustrations, chiefly color, color map ; 24 x 29 cm.
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Explores the leatherback sea turtle's natural history and recounts the efforts being made by scientists trying to save them.
Dr. Kimberly Stetwart, also known as the Turtle Lady of St. Kitts, is already waiting at midnight when an 800-pound leatherback sea turtle crawls out of the Caribbean surf and onto the sandy beach. The mother turtle has a vital job to do: dig a nest in which she will lay eggs that will hatch into part of the next generation...
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2013
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"In Stronger Than Steel, readers enter Randy Lewis' lab, where they come face to face with golden orb weaver spiders and transgenic alfalfa, silkworm silk, and goats, whose milk contains the proteins to spin spider silk--and to weave a nearly indestructible fiber. Learn how this amazing material might someday be used to repair or replace human ligaments and bones, improve body armor, strenghten parachute rope, and even tether an airplane to an aircraft...
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2013
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80 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
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This title in the Scientists in the Field series introduces young readers to one of the weirdest and most fascinating animals on the planet and recounts the extraordinary work of the dedicated scientists trying to save them. Full color.
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[2014]
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64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
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This book about the tree-killing Asian longhorned beetle reveals how the help of everyday people, their neighborhoods, teams of beetle-sniffing dogs, and a nationwide effort from bug scientists to tree doctors are working to eradicate this invasive pest.
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[2015]
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80 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"A stunning addition to the Scientists in the Field series that explores mercury pollution found in the rivers and streams of Western Montana that might cause harm to humans--and the extinction of the entire osprey species."--
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Inside Biosphere 2: earth science under glass
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"In the newest addition to the ever-popular and authoritative nonfiction Scientists in the Field series, the team behindThe Frog Scientist take you on a research trip to New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean to follow crows in aviaries and in the wild while answering many thought-provoking questions like: "Can a crow outsmart a scientist?" Remarkably engaging narrative nonfiction coupled with beautiful photographs, this is a trip you won't regret booking!"--...
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"The Great White Shark Scientist is the latest ocean adventure from the venerable team of Sy Montgomery and Keith Ellenbogen. In it, they follow Dr. Greg Skomal, biologist and head of the Massachusetts Shark Research Program, as he strives to better understand the habits and habitats of Great Whites in order to save this amazing, if maligned, creature of the deep." --
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[2016]
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73 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"Follow a spacecraft the size of a piano, named New Horizons, on the first ever spacecraft mission to Pluto, the space entity formerly known as a planet, in the latest addition to the epic and authoritative Scientists in the Field series."--
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[2017]
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65 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"Part science, part carnival--this winding adventure down the Amazon River with award-winning author Sy Montgomery and photographer Keith Ellenbogen explores how tiny fish, called piabas, can help preserve not only the rainforest and it's often misunderstood inhabitants, but the fate of our entire environment."--
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[2017]
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73 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
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Describes the ways in which technology is being used to study hurricanes in order to predict both the timing and strength of these storms, focusing on NASA's Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel mission (HS3) mission that uses drone technology.
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2017.
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76 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes--and hit our planet in them, too. But what happens if a catastrophically large one approaches earth? By looking on the ground at historical asteroid craters and present-day falls, and up into space for the big ones yet to come, a wide variety of scientists are trying to figure out how to track asteroids--and how to avoid devastating impacts in the future."--
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[2017]
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73 pages : color illustrations ; 24x29 cm.
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"In this addition to the Scientists in the Field series, readers join scientists as they tackle something unusual in the world of ecosystems: colonization. Not a colonization by people, but one of cells, seeds, spores, and other life forms that blow in, fly in, float in, and struggle to survive on the beautiful but harsh new island of Surtsey."--
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2018.
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73 pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 x 29 cm
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"North Carolina's black bears were once a threatened species, but now their numbers are rising in and around Asheville. But what happens when conservation efforts for a species are so successful that there's a boom in the population? Can humans and bears live compatibly? What are the long-term effects for the bears? Author Amy Cherrix follows the scientists who, in cooperation with local citizen scientists, are trying to answer to these questions...
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2018.
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71 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
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"Travel to the African bush with Sibert medal winning team Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop in this myth-busting new addition to the Scientists in the Field series as they join the internationally acclaimed woman researcher conducting one of the longest and most important studies of African mammals in the history of science."--
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[2014]
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72 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
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From an acclaimed Scientists in the Field author comes the electrifying story of the scientists and engineers who are working to transform ocean waves into electricity in hopes of generating a cleaner, more sustainable power source.
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[2018]
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79 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits ; 24 x 29 cm
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"Follow the scientists working in the Pacific Northwest to learn about the orca whale population there, as they race to save these remarkable mammals from extinction. Perfect for fans of The Great White Shark Scientist and readers looking for excellent nonfiction on this high-interest animal."--
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Eclipse chaser: science in the Moon's shadow
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56) Saving the Tasmanian devil: how science is helping the world's largest marsupial carnivore survive
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[2019]
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79 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
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"In this addition to the critically acclaimed Scientist in the Field series, Dorothy Patent follows the scientists trying to put a stop to a gruesome disease before it's too late. Tasmanian devils are dying at an alarming rate from a type of tumor that appears to be contagious. What scientists are learning while researching the Tasmanian devil has potential to affect all animals, and even humans, as they learn more about how to prevent and hopefully...
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[2019]
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75 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 x 24 cm.
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"What if tornadoes could be stopped or slowed down? In this addition to the critically-acclaimed Scientist in the Field series, scientist Robin Tanamachi and her team are trying to come up with a way to predict tornadoes with even greater accuracy, and save countless lives across America's heartland."--
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The big one: the Cascadia earthquakes and the science of saving lives
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59) Condor comeback
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[2020]
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89 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm
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Award-winning and best-selling author Sy Montgomery turns her talents to the story of California condors and the scientists who have fought against their extinction.